Review #22 - I Hope This Reaches Her in Time

Author: R.H.Sin

Rating: ★★★★

Well to start off, I don’t think I’ve tried reading poetry since high school. In fact, I didn’t even like reading poetry back then. It might be because the poetry we were taught, or made to read, especially from an examination perspective, were to test our understanding of some really stretchy topic. It might also be that since I was a teenager, I didn't have the maturity to get the full in depth understanding of poetry.

Growing up however, has given me a good understanding of relationships, if nothing else in the world. It's not so much of me having gone through friendships, partners, family problems, as much as those around me, that helped me get the understanding. And being a youngster, one thing that I have definitely come across, is being in the wrong relationship.

I know most people end up talking about a man being abusive (emotional, physical, abuse really knows no bounds) and him taking the woman for granted, but it really does happen the other way round too. Trust me I know. I've seen it happen.

So when poetry like R.H.Sin's comes up, it really does hit close to home. It is everything that a woman (or a man) feels in at least one relationship they've been in. How many times do you feel that you're being taken for granted? That you aren't being treated right. That the moments of showering love on you, comes as a make up act of them having done something wrong, as a sorry, only to repeat it again? Answer: far too many times to even remember. So why do we end up staying back in such toxic relationships? Because we're scared. Scared of being alone and scared of hurting the other person (who by the way has hurt you so bad, you might as well not be with him or her). Why don't we learn to love ourselves, before giving away so much of us, investing so much of our time and ourselves in these people who aren't worth our time?

R.H.Sin's poetry resonates with all of us who have either had a friend in a bad relationship, or been in one themselves. It is a reality check for all of us, and also an encouraging and empowering note to every person on this planet - to love yourselves before others, to put yourself as a priority than please others.

This book is a must read for everyone of every age. Do not miss it.

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